Status: Incarcerated
On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 9, Episode 11 the story of the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Rhoni Reuter by Marni Yang is shown. The show is described as Marni Yang, a real estate agent, was a jealous lover who got her revenge on her football player ex-boyfriend by shooting his pregnant girlfriend Rhoni Reuter to death in her own home in October 2007.This happened in Illinois.
Marni Yang was convicted of two counts of premeditated first degree murder for the deaths of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child . She was given two natural life sentences.
The appeal includes:
This case concerns the murder of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child. Reuter was more than seven months pregnant at the time of the shooting. Shaun Gayle, a former Chicago Bears football player, had been in a 17-yearrelationship with Reuter and was the father of her unborn child. Prior to the trial, the court assessed the admissibility of third-party motive evidence against Gayle. The proposed evidence concerned previous pregnancies between Gayle and
the victim that ended in abortion. However, the court ultimately ruled that this evidence was too remote and speculative tobe relevant. The prevailing theory of the case was that defendant, who was also romantically involved with Gayle, was motivated by jealousy to shoot and kill Reuter.
Defendant and Gayle met at a Chicago Bears convention in 2005, where defendant was working security. Defendant and Gayle’s relationship started on professional terms; defendant, whowas also a realtor, worked with Gayle. However, soon their relationship became sexual. According to defendant’s friends and family, defendant’s attachment to Gayle was unhealthy
Marni Yang is housed at Logan Correctional Center . You can write to her at:
Marni Yang R87186
Logan Correctional Center
P.O. Box 1000
Lincoln, IL 62656
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